Utility Worker 1

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Winesburg (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. in Ohio is seeking a production worker to support daily operations in our processing facility. You will load and unload materials, operate or assist with machinery, and help ensure quality through inspection and accurate wrapping of products.

This role requires a high school diploma or GED, and you must be at least 18 years old with a clean MVR. You may be required to travel to off-site locations and lift up to 100 lbs; safety is a top priority and FSMS procedures must

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be at least 18 years old with clean MVR.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload items from machines and conveyors.
• Operate or assist with production machinery.
• Place products for processing, inspect and wrap.
• Inspect products to verify quality.
• Start production machines.
• Monitor equipment for malfunctions and report.
• Remove products or waste from machines.
• Manually lift raw materials and finished goods.
• Move materials between storage and work areas.
• Pack and store materials and products.
• Mark and tag products.
• Dispose materials into hoppers per procedure.
• Mix ingredients per formulas.
• Know and apply FSMS responsibilities.
• Clean equipment and areas with high-pressure hose.
• Paint and wash equipment and fixtures.
• Use hand and power tools.
• Operate plant vehicles.
• Ensure steady raw material flow from trailers to dock.
• Check and report material/ truck condition.
• Maintain safety first per rules.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

We're one of the world's leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Loadsand unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operatesmachinery used in production process orassistmachine operators.
• Placesproducts in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing,inspectingand wrapping
• Examinesproducts to verify conformance to quality standards
• Startsmachines or equipment to begin production processes
• Observesequipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators,supervisoror maintenance of any malfunctions
• Removesproducts or waste material from machines
• Liftsraw materials, finished products and packed items, manually
• Transfersfinished productorraw material between storage and work areas of plant by hand or using forklift
• Packsand storesmaterials and products
• Marksand tagsproducts
• Disposesmaterials into machine hoppers prior to mixing
• Mixesingredients according to specified procedures or formulas
• Required to know, implement and delegate FSMS responsibilities asrequired.
• Uses high pressure hose to wash parking lot, plant equipment, and surrounding areas of plant including spilled material on lot
• Paints and washes plant equipment and building fixtures as necessary
• Required to use standard hand tools (hammer,screw driver, wrenches, etc.) and power tools (drills, impact drivers, saws, etc.)
• Operates company vehicles around plant and property
• Ensures steady flow of raw material from trailers to dock in safe and efficient manner
• Checks and reports condition of raw material load and truck interior
• Maintains safety as top priorityin accordance withall company safety rules and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be at least18years old with clean MVR

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Working Conditions and Physical Demands
• Frequently exposed to high noise levels, strong odors, varying temperatures, and biohazardous conditions.
• Travel to off-site locations is required.
• Requires prolonged sitting and frequent walking/movement, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb or balance.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and identify potential workplace hazards.
• Requires the ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 100lbs.

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.